Use of steroids and anti-inflammatory drugs for pain relief could raise the chances of developing chronic pain, new research from McGill University and colleagues in Italy suggests. The findings bring questions for conventional practices used to treat pain, of which chronic low back pain is the most commonly reported chronic pain condition. For many decades…
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Polysialic Acid A Potential Biomarker For Measuring Pain Levels
We all experience pain, yet there is no objective way to measure it. The best we can do is to ask what it feels like on a 10-point pain scale. But one person’s pain can be another’s slight discomfort. “It’s really subjective. What we really need are biomarkers that allow us to understand the level…